We want to use television in a way that will provide a different understanding of the value of books and authors and hopefully ignite general interest in reading more.

For this caucus to allow a rural infrastructure program to be announced in St. John’s is, quite frankly, ridiculous,

For the record, this is a poor decision.

It’s an opportunity to create something over time that would potentially make a big difference to books, literacy, and reading.

The difference between this award and any other is that it’s a reader’s choice. People holler about other awards because they are committee-selected. This is not committee-selected. There are purists in literary circles who have...

We are pleased that we have engaged the American reader in the voting process for a significant book award. We look forward to growing the Quills in the years to come.

Most of the other awards, quite honestly, they’re more inside the industry, … This is meant to reach out and touch the consumers.

We weren’t expecting a grand slam home run the first time around. We wanted a solid, line-drive single and that’s what we got.